The Registrar at a State College Is Interested in Determining

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Short Answer

The registrar at a state college is interested in determining whether there is a difference of more than one credit hour between male and female students in the average number of credit hours taken during a term. She selected a random sample of 60 male and 60 female students and observed the following sample information.
Set up the alternative hypothesis to test the claim.

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Definitions:

De Facto Dollar Standard

An international financial system in which the U.S. dollar is used as the primary reserve currency by other countries, even though it may not be officially designated.

Monetary Policy

Control of the rate of monetary growth by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.

Fixed Exchange Rates

are government-set exchange rates where a currency is pegged at a certain value against another currency, basket of currencies, or another measure of value.

Gold Exchange Standard

A monetary system in which currencies are valued in terms of a specified amount of gold, and governments agree to exchange currency for gold at the set price.